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UN Envoy Says Libya Talks on
Darfur Must Go Ahead
Rebel
Sudanese groups that have not signed a peace agreement with
the government have been meeting in the South Sudan city
of Juba to try to come up with a common position at peace
talks on Darfur to be held in Libya on 27 October. The UN
Special Envoy for Darfur, Jan Eliasson says it is extremely
important for the people of Darfur to be represented at
the talks. "My view is that we should stay the
course and go for the talks in Libya starting on the 27th
of October. I do not think that the situation will, in any
way, improve by waiting."
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Grow Faster than Global Economy
For
the first time in years, Sub-Saharan African countries are
growing faster than the global economy. UNDP Administrator,
Kemal Dervis says this is due to, among other things, good
leadership."There is actually excellent leadership
in many ministries and in many countries. And I think leadership
in many countries is characterized by a new can-do results-oriented
and pragmatic attitude. "
A Rare Vaccine-derived Polio Virus
Paralyzes Children in Northern Nigeria
A
rare outbreak of a vaccine-derived form of polio virus has
hit northern Nigeria, affecting 69 children. Sona Bari,
a polio expert at the World Health Organization says this
outbreak underlines the importance of vaccinating all children
against polio. "It is a paralyzing
virus which children can only be protected against if they
have been vaccinated."
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UN Food Agency Warns of Looming
Disaster for Flood Victims in Uganda
The World Food Programme has warned that a disaster
is looming for thousands of Ugandans who have been affected
by floods. WFP has appealed for $60 million to feed 1.7
million people until March 2008. Alix Loriston,
WFP's Deputy Country Director in Uganda says malaria is
looming and children may get sick. "We
don't have to wait for the disaster to happen."
Senior UN Officials Say Deployment
of Hybrid Force for Darfur is on Track
Two senior United Nations officials say the deployment of
the hybrid UN/African Union force for Darfur is on track.
The acting head of the UN field support, Jane Holl Lute
says plans are on schedule for the force to fully take over
in January."The budget has been prepared and
has been presented. It's on the order of $1.5 billion to
carry us through June of next year."
Africa is Becoming a Transit Point for Illicit Drugs to
Western Europe
Drug trafficking is increasingly becoming
a problem in Africa which is being used as a transit point
for drugs destined for the European market. A UN official
says African countries need assistance to deal with the
problem.
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Tenth anniversary of the Rwandan
genocide: Why did the genocide happen? Why was the
UN unable to prevent the killings or stop the massacres?
What lessons have been learned? Transcript
